Oxion 32 Alu

Sailboat specifications

The Oxion 32 Alu is a 29’6” (9m) cruising sailboat designed by Joubert Nivelt Design (France). She was built between 1981 and 1986 by Form'Océan (France).

Oxion 32 Alu's main features

Model: Oxion 32 Alu
Hull type: Monohull
Category: Cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder: Form'Océan
Sailboat designer: Joubert Nivelt Design
Country: France
Construction: Hull and deck: aluminum
First built hull: 1981
Last built hull: 1986
Appendages: Centerboard : pivoting centerboard
Helm: Single tiller
Rudder: Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable: No
Trailerable: No
Former French navigation category: 2
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only): N/A €

Oxion 32 Alu's main dimensions

Hull length: 29’ 6”9 m
Waterline length: 24’ 7”7.5 m
Beam (width): 10’ 10”3.28 m
Draft: 6’ 2”1.9 m
Draft when appendages up: 2’ 1”0.65 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 11023 lb5000 kg
Ballast weight: 3748 lb1700 kg
French customs tonnage: 8.00 Tx

Oxion 32 Alu's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 570 ft²53 m²
Downwind sail area: 947 ft²88 m²
Mainsail area: 205 ft²19 m²
Genoa area: 366 ft²34 m²
Symmetric spinnaker area: 743 ft²69 m²
Rigging type: Sloop Marconi masthead
Mast configuration: Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars: No
Number of levels of spreaders: 1
Spreaders angle: 0 °
Spars construction: Aluminum spars

Oxion 32 Alu's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 195 ft²/T18.13 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 324 ft²/T30.1 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 336
Ballast ratio iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared. The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.: 34 %
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 6.65 knots